by a Law Enforcement Veteran The inability to cope and denial can make the human mind do strange things. When I was a kid, my aunt and uncle Continue Reading
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Lost Innocence: The Burden of This Gun & Badge
by an Anonymous Veteran & Law Enforcement Officer There's a deafening silence that haunts my soul as my head hits the pillow and my eyes close. Continue Reading
Special Operations and Law Enforcement: The Importance of Balance
As a little boy, the first thing you learn about life is that you will always be stronger when you are part of a team. After all, we are pack animals; Continue Reading
Law Enforcement: First World Problems vs. Real World Problems
There are times when I've responded to calls and left shaking my head. I'm sure fellow officers reading this would agree. The problems we have to Continue Reading
Hypervigilance: Are You Always Alert?
We were in the middle of Subject Control and Arrest Techniques in the Police Academy when I earned the name “Code Red.” If my bearing and violence in Continue Reading
The Face of Burden
Why are you always intense? Why are you always mean? Why are you always angry? You look like you’ve been through hell. These and many Continue Reading
Why Applying Special Forces Doctrine is Essential to Law Enforcement
U.S. Army Special Forces and Law Enforcement? MILITARIZATION OF POLICE! Now before you start typing away, let's discuss this. What do I mean by this, Continue Reading
A Life of Duality
There are those Hybrid Wolves who work in the shadow world. They are rough looking, tattoos, multiple rings on fingers, chains on their necks, baggy Continue Reading
Why Police Training Must Include Counter-Ambush Techniques (Part 2 of 2)
This is the second part of a 2-part series. Read Part 1 here _______________ The Army and various other combat units have a formula when it Continue Reading
Why Police Training Must Include Counter-Ambush Techniques (Part 1 of 2)
Over the past decade, ambushed on police officers have become a common theme. Whether they are responding to a domestic incident, traffic stops, and Continue Reading
Be Wary Of The Hand That Throws The Poo
In different cultures, there are many different ways of non-verbally expressing our dislike or animosity towards someone. In America, we have the good Continue Reading
Those Who Embrace Their Primal Instinct: The Hybrid Wolf
I’ve been asked repeatedly to discuss my philosophy of the Hybrid Wolf. I’m going to expand on my previous article A Predator hunting Predators that I Continue Reading